How "Soft" is Mazda's Black Paint?
02-16-2010, 08:53 PM
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How "Soft" is Mazda's Black Paint?
I've had several black cars, but the BMW I have right now is totally ridiculous when it comes to swirl marks. I swear the wind puts them in the paint. So this may be a weird question, but how difficult is Mazda's brilliant black paint to keep looking nice?
I know all black cars are a pain in the ***, but I've found some are more difficult than others. I had an Audi A4 that was actually pretty easy. Looking at an '09 R3.
I know all black cars are a pain in the ***, but I've found some are more difficult than others. I had an Audi A4 that was actually pretty easy. Looking at an '09 R3.
02-16-2010, 10:04 PM
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+1 to easy chips.
it's soft but there if worse paint out there.
it's soft but there if worse paint out there.
02-16-2010, 11:07 PM
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It chips, but my 04 paint still looks pretty good. I still get compliments on how well the paint looks....the biggest judge of our cars paint is us though. It looks much nicer than we realize b/c we look so close...show car quality? Never, but day to day.....my paint still looks great from the naked eye.
02-17-2010, 12:47 PM
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+1, had both Nissan and Honda and the front bumper looked like it was sand blasted after the first year or so.
Trying to take it easier with the RX8, specially since mine is black.
Trying to take it easier with the RX8, specially since mine is black.
02-17-2010, 01:03 PM
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02-17-2010, 01:04 PM
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My BB has seen two Ohio winters and some pretty forceful impacts with autocross cones... the paint on the wheel well lips is pretty torn up along with the front bumper.... the rear bumper gloss is gone because I've been running catless so long (i assume)
Black looks like crap when its not washed and waxed, but it will make any white or gray look like garbage when they are polished up to impress.
Black looks like crap when its not washed and waxed, but it will make any white or gray look like garbage when they are polished up to impress.
02-17-2010, 10:13 PM
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That actually depends on the color. The Brilliant Silver on our Infiniti is significantly harder than the VR on the RX8. It is hard, but not too hard for imperfections to be removed with difficulty. We also had a 1993 MPV in green (forgot the name), that also had very hard paint. Unfortunately for modern cars, there are stricter environmental restrictions and economical reasons for the paint to be of less quality than they were back then.
With that said, the paint on my RX8 looks and feels practically brand new. The way it is maintained plays a major roll in durability, look and feel obviously.
With that said, the paint on my RX8 looks and feels practically brand new. The way it is maintained plays a major roll in durability, look and feel obviously.
02-18-2010, 01:16 PM
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Just respray the front bumper like I did on my other cars if it becomes a problem.